Taverner Consort

The Taverner Choir, Players, and Consort are among the best-known British Early Music organizations, but are also known for their interest in contemporary music. They were founded by Andre Parrott, musical assistant to Sir Michael Tippett, one of the best-known English composer, whose style had been shaped by his deep interest in the golden age of polyphonic English Renaissance music. Tippett suggested that Parrott assemble a choir to sing Renaissance music at the 1973 Bath Festival. He chose the name Taverner for the choir to honor John Taverner, and Important English Catho...